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It's not -40C right now but Ontario, Canada gets pretty damn close sometimes

lime!

yeah you should get a pilot's license

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based spring activity

palordrolap

He'd want it back.

But seriously, that's not practical for a number of reasons, one being I don't have money. Another kind of major one is the kind of mental health problems that could make me push the stick forward at 1000 ft and hold it until things went dark. Like this comment.

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Life is pain. I have felt the same in the past. Maybe Buddhism could help to understand. It did for me.

from https://www.worldhistory.org/Four_Noble_Truths/:

Life is suffering
The cause of suffering is craving
The end of suffering comes with an end to craving
There is a path which leads one away from craving and suffering

palordrolap

The true nirvana is death.

You could call it, or limit it to death of ego if you want to remain alive, but remaining alive for a Buddhist reduces to a craving, nonetheless. For nirvana.

There are also biological cravings that cannot be ignored no matter how enlightened you become because of the fundamental nature of the creatures we are.

Food must be consumed. Breath taken. Waste excreted. Sleep slept. One might even argue that the search for any meaning is but the evolved desire to survive, only interpreted differently.

The only reason I remain on this deity-forsaken rock is that I believe that ending my own suffering would only amplify the suffering of those who - for their own reasons - care about me.

If I take attachments in the meantime, it's merely for my own amusement as I await the opportunity for true nirvana. Shedding them would make the wait less bearable.

Bear in mind that this is my path. Yours may differ.

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You haven't ended suffering if you still crave something, in this case nirvana. I don't crave nirvana, I am and enjoy what is there and endure what I don't like. What else is there to do?

I'm not really sure if nirvana is possible and I don't really care, but I feel and understand the logic behind it. It helped me much in the past.

Everyone has its own path. I wish you well

lime!

yeah no it's not a serious suggestion obviously, the cost is insane. you should get a pilot acquaintance then

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Reminds me of Desmond's speech in Smiling Friends.
https://youtu.be/ccGwa900AHc

::: spoiler spoiler
To spoil the ending, he ends up using the gun to shoot a Blibli and discovers that it makes him happy, so he goes on to become an exterminator.
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Well, this thread certainly wasn't the uplifting start to my day I hoped it would be.

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I spoze I’m factoring in windchill when I say -40, but yup! It’s been below that…